Tag Archives: Writing

Scrivener for Windows Beta out today

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Jakob Barnard

  The beta for Scrivener for Windows is now out!  If you want, you can skip the rest of the article and find the download link here. (Or download via this handy Download Scrivener for Windows Beta 1 link) It … Continue reading →

Posted in Websites, Writing | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

NaNo Prep Friday 2

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Jakob Barnard

With just a little over a week of preparation for NaNoWriMo, today seemed to be a great time for another NaNo Prep Friday. The biggest thing I have been doing to get ready is jotting down ideas and generally brainstorming … Continue reading →

Posted in Epic Plains, Lit Resources, Websites, Writing | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

NaNoWriMo Site updated for 2010

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Jakob Barnard

The NaNoWriMo website has been updated for this years event!  If you are a returning writer you will notice that previous stats have been cleared and your “Novel Info” has been cleared.  I haven’t yet updated mine as I am … Continue reading →

Posted in Websites, Writing | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Review writing

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Jakob Barnard

Review writing can be a great way to build a writing portfolio and experience.  It is naturally a bit of a different beast than fiction writing and blog article writing, but can be enjoyable as well.  In some cases it … Continue reading →

Posted in Epic Plains | Tagged , | Leave a comment

NaNo Prep Friday 1

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Jakob Barnard

One month from today NaNoWriMo will start. If you have no idea what I am talking about, take a look at my post from last month on it.  Then take a look at our guest post on it that we … Continue reading →

Posted in Epic Plains, Writing | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Preparing for NaNoWriMo

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Shane Ede

It’s almost time for that thing again.  You know, that thing where all those writers get together (either in person or online) and hunch themselves over their preferred writing device (notepad and pen, notebook, laptop, slate and chisel) and write … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Guest posts and contributing writers

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Jakob Barnard

There are now a couple of writers who have contributed posts to Epic Plains.  It seems like a good time to discuss why I am having others write for this blog and, if any readers are so inclined, how to … Continue reading →

Posted in Epic Plains | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Scrivener for Windows

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Jakob Barnard

I was excited to get this email today. Scrivener is my favorite writing application. It is how I like to organize ideas, brainstorm, outline, write, etc. To date it has been a MacOS X only application. Seeing as I don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Websites, Writing | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Writing Excuses Podcast

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Jakob Barnard

Today I would like to take a look at the Writing Excuses Podcast.  If you aren’t familiar with what a podcast is, take a look at this definition for more information.  Basically it is a web radio talk show that … Continue reading →

Posted in Epic Plains, Websites, Writing | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

NaNoWriMo 2010

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Jakob Barnard

Ahhh NaNo.  A month and a half away and already starting to get excited and brainstorm a bit.  If the term “NaNo” (which is the short form of “NaNoWriMo”) doesn’t mean anything to you – it stands for National Novel … Continue reading →

Posted in Websites, Writing | Tagged , | Leave a comment